Dael orlandersmith biography of christopher columbus
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Orlandersmith, Dael 1959–
Playwright
Early Work Focused on Violence and Childhood
Inspired by “Darkness”
Selected works
Sources
Playwright Dael Orlandersmith belongs to a daring new generation of African-American women writing for the stage and winning establishment recognition for their work.
Orlandersmith often acts in her plays as well, delivering critically acclaimed portrayals of lives torn apart by poverty, racism, or substance abuse.
Dael orlandersmith biography of christopher columbus
Commenting on the sometimes desolate emotional territory that her stories traverse, the New York-based writer reflected in an interview with Stuart Miller for American Theatre that “there is humanity within a bleak story.
We find that humanity by exposing the darkness. I use language as a tool. Just the fact that the story itself is told—and hopefully well—is cause for hope.”
Orlandersmith was born in 1959 and grew up in public housing in New York’s rough East Harlem neighborhood.
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